07/20/12 – Jeff Paterson – The Scott Horton Show

Jeff Paterson discusses the progress of Bradley Manning's pretrial hearing; the military judge's ruling that the defense can't present evidence showing Manning didn't hurt US national security; holding the government accountable for Manning's tortuous detention in the Quantico brig; and the prosecution's trumped-up "aiding the enemy" charge against Manning for leaking information to the press about government misdeeds.

07/20/12 – Pepe Escobar – The Scott Horton Show

Pepe Escobar discusses the mysterious killing of top Syrian government officials in Damascus; how a suicide bomber becomes a "martyr" instead of a "terrorist" when Washington approves of the target; the huge influx of potent modern weaponry into Syria that is sure to cause future problems for the countries promoting regime change; and Russia's apparent willingness to cast aside President Assad in a compromise deal with the US.

07/20/12 – Jeremiah Goulka – The Scott Horton Show

Jeremiah Goulka discusses the MEK's lobbying efforts to instigate war in Iran and get removed from the State Department's terrorist group list; and why Newt Gingrich and several other public figures should be prosecuted on material support for terrorism charges.

07/19/12 – Nathan Wessler – The Scott Horton Show

Nathan Wessler discusses the ACLU-CCR lawsuit challenging Obama's drone-assassination of American citizens; why the Democratic Party would be in an uproar if Bush was doing this; and why Obama gets to joke and brag about drone killings, but when the ACLU asks questions suddenly it's a top-secret program.

07/19/12 – John Amick – The Scott Horton Show

John Amick discusses the military-industrial-Congressional complex's lobbyists gearing up to fight defense budget cuts; the Congressional debate on the 2013 Defense Appropriations bill; and the revolving door that allows government regulators to take jobs in the industries they were previously watching over.

The Scott Horton Show 7/17/12

Today on The Scott Horton Show - http://lrn.fm/- Patrick Cockburn will be on to discuss the latest developments in Libya, http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/09/can-libyas-new-leaders-curb-the-violent-militias/; Salon's Alex Seitz-Wald will be on to talk about Rep. Michelle Bachman's Islamophobia http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/bachmann_defends_her_witchunt/. Listen live at: http://lrn.fm/. Join the conversation here: http://scotthorton.org/stress/. Donate here:...

07/17/12 – Patrick Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show

Patrick Cockburn discusses the chaotic mess NATO left behind in Libya; the numerous militias vying for power and behaving badly; why Western media isn't interested in Libyan events that can't be framed as democratic "success stories;" and the black Africans jailed in a Libyan zoo, forced to eat the old Libyan flag.

07/16/12 – John Taylor – The Scott Horton Show

John Taylor discusses his critical book review on David Fromkin's widely-read and respected A Peace to End All Peace; how Fromkin minimizes the Arab contribution to Allied victory against the Ottoman Empire in WWI; and Fromkin's omission of the 1915 British offer of an independent Greater Syria - including Palestine - to the Arabs for fighting the Turks (predating the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which Britain offered to help establish a Jewish state).

07/16/12 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show

David Vine discusses the US's "empire of bases" expansion into new areas in Africa and Asia; the "lily pad" strategy for maintaining global dominance with fewer troops and smaller (but more) bases; and the inglorious origin of the strategically critical US base at Diego Garcia.